AMC's Mountain Skills Manual

The Essential Hiking and Backpacking Guide

This comprehensive guide, from the nation’s oldest outdoors club, covers the essential skills every hiker and backpacker must know. Novices will welcome the authoritative advice on trip planning, clothing, gear, food, navigation, setting up camp, and mountain safety, while experienced backpackers will benefit from the detailed discussions of weather, winter skills, ultralight backpacking, and group leadership. All outdoor lovers will appreciate the thoughtful, comprehensive coverage of land ethics and trail etiquette.

This comprehensive guide, from the nation’s oldest outdoors club, covers the essential skills every hiker and backpacker must know. Novices will welcome the authoritative advice on trip planning, clothing, gear, food, navigation, setting up camp, and mountain safety, while experienced backpackers will benefit from the detailed discussions of weather, winter skills, ultralight backpacking, and group leadership. All outdoor lovers will appreciate the thoughtful, comprehensive coverage of land ethics and trail etiquette.

AMC’s Mountain Skills Manual is rooted in the best practices taught in the Appalachian Mountain Club’s outdoor leadership training programs. Drawing on that wealth of field-tested knowledge, this book helps hikers and backpackers plan for the best but prepare for the worst. Bad weather, accidents, and a host of worst-case scenarios get their due, along with tried-and-true ways of avoiding hazards in the first place.

Whether you want to map out a new adventure in the wilderness, perfect your trail pace and pack weight, or simply plan a weekend of camping and day hikes, this manual is your essential companion to enjoying every moment outdoors.

• Instruction in outdoor skills, from packing and lifting your pack to staying hydrated, compass and celestial navigation, knot tying, bushwhacking, and setting up camp in the backcountry

• Detailed advice on hiking with groups, young children, and people of all ability levels

Additional Information

About the Author

CHRISTIAN BISSON (Ed.D.) teaches adventure education at Plymouth State University. He has been an instructor at the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) since 1990, specializing in wilderness backpacking for outdoor educators. He lives in New Hampshire, where he hikes with his wife and children. JAMIE HANNON has been involved in outdoor and adventure education since 1981, guiding and teaching for a range of organizations, including NOLS, the Chewonki Foundation, and the University of Maine’s MaineBound. He teaches adventure education at Plymouth State University.

Activity

Backpacking, Hiking

Publisher

Appalachian Mountain Club Books

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

6 x 9 inches, 320 pages

ISBN-13

9781628420258

About the Author

CHRISTIAN BISSON (Ed.D.) teaches adventure education at Plymouth State University. He has been an instructor at the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) since 1990, specializing in wilderness backpacking for outdoor educators. He lives in New Hampshire, where he hikes with his wife and children. JAMIE HANNON has been involved in outdoor and adventure education since 1981, guiding and teaching for a range of organizations, including NOLS, the Chewonki Foundation, and the University of Maine’s MaineBound. He teaches adventure education at Plymouth State University.